Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...

A battery consists of one or more cells, each of which use stored chemical energy to produce electrical energy, There are many types of cells and these...

Insulation on a motor prevents interconnection of windings and the winding to earth.  When looking at motors, it is important to understand how the insulation...

If you have no idea how electrical circuits work, or what people mean then they talk about volts and amps, hopefully I can shed a bit light.  I’m intending...

Photovoltaic (PV) cells (sometimes called solar cells) convert solar energy into electrical energy.  Every year more and more PV systems are installed...

The other day I came across an article in Technology Review on the development of a smart transformer. A professor at North Carolina State University is...

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...

Fault calculations are one of the most common types of calculation carried out during the design and analysis of electrical systems. These calculations...

Ever wondered what kind of power an aircraft uses when parked at the airport stand. Normally the aircraft generates it own power, but when parked with...

This is the second post in a series of two on periodic electrical inspections. In the first post, I discussed how often inspections should be carried out...